Solly March

His father, Steve, had been an apprentice footballer at Brighton & Hove Albion in the late 1980s.

March attended secondary school at Ringmer Community College and St Bede's School, Hailsham.

Solomon Benjamin March (born 20 July 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for club Brighton & Hove Albion.

March was born in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Between 2008 and 2012 March played cricket for Hellingly C.C.

March played at Crystal Palace between the ages of 11 and 13 and then switched from Eastbourne Borough to fellow East Sussex club Lewes as a youth player.

Lewes were playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division, and the 17-year-old March made his first-team debut on 10 September 2011, coming on in the 86th minute as a substitute in the 4–1 home victory over Aveley, when he was offered a scholarship by Brighton & Hove Albion.

March signed a three-year contract with Brighton in December 2011.

At the time of his transfer it was reported by the Brighton Argus that March had also been offered a contract with Millwall and a trial with Newcastle United.

Lewes manager Steve King suggested that March had been attracted to Brighton because of the style of football they were playing under manager Gus Poyet and because the move to another East Sussex club would allow him to remain close to his family.

While progressing through Brighton's youth squad, March quickly made an impact for the side and scored a hat–trick, in a 3–1 win over Stevenage's youth squad on 18 February 2012.

During the last half of the 2012–13 season, March made the bench for three senior Championship games but did not make an appearance.

While still a member of Brighton's development squad, 2013 saw the beginning of March's senior career.

March impressed in Brighton's youth squad, earning himself the team's Young Player of the Year Award 2013 and a contract extension until 2015.

He then performed well in pre-season friendlies with the first team prior to the start of the 2013–14 season; highlighted with a 'superb' goal against Norwich City.

March was a named substitute in five of the first six games in the 2013–14 season and was substituted on in the 85th and 91st minutes against Derby County and Burnley respectively, thus creating his debut in Brighton's first team.

Around November, March's first team opportunities became limited, leading to rumours that he was expected to be loaned out.

However, the move never happened and he stayed at the club.

March scored his first senior goal for Brighton in an FA Cup fourth round tie at Port Vale on 25 January 2014.

The game also saw Rohan Ince and Jon Obika score their first goals for the club in a 3–1 win.

For the rest of the season, March was given a handful of first team opportunities, resulting him making 28 appearances in all competitions.

Because of this, March signed a new four-year deal with the Seagulls in April 2014.

To begin the 2014–15 season, March worked on improving his match fitness.

However, his progress stalled as he suffered a lower back problem that would rule him out for several months.

After returning to training from injury, March made his first appearance of the season, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 2–1 loss against Fulham on 29 November 2014.

In the club's second meeting against Fulham thirty days later, on 29 December 2014, he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–0 win.

This was followed up by setting up a goal for Rohan Ince, who scored the only goal of the game, in a win over Charlton Athletic.

March suffered a calf injury during a 3–2 loss against Nottingham Forest on 7 February 2015, in what turned out to be his last appearance of the season.

Initially out for weeks, March was eventually for the rest of the season.

Despite this, he went on to make 13 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

In the 2015–16 season, March returned to the first team from injury and started the season well when he set up a goal for Kazenga LuaLua, in a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest.

Since returning from injury, March regained his first team place at the club, mostly in the right–midfield position.

He then scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over Leeds United on 17 October 2015.

He went on to score two goals later in the season against MK Dons and Birmingham City.

His performance throughout November earned him a nomination for November's Player of the Month but lost out to Daryl Murphy.

However, on 12 December 2015, March suffered a season ending knee injury during a 2–2 draw against Derby County.

Despite this, March made 17 appearances and scored three times for Brighton in the 2015–16 season.

At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, March remained sidelined out of the first team since returning from a knee injury.

He returned to action from injury in a reserve match against Aston Villa's U23 side on 22 August 2016.

After playing in the reserve side for the first few months since returning from injury, March signed a contract extension with Brighton, keeping him at the club until 2020.